Kids and adults around the world waited in line last night for the latest, and last installment of the new Harry Potter book. At 12:01 a.m. many fans got their hands on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but I expect many more fans will have to wait for new shipments to arrive as, I am sure, bookstores have sold every last copy.

The books has a print run of 12 million in the United States. Rowling herself gave a midnight reading to 500 contest-winning kids at London’s Natural History Museum. Lucky!

So, what about the book itself? I got this critique from Sue Corbett from People Magazine:

Rowling doesn’t want anyone spoiling the plot of her wildly successful epic, but she’s quite the tease herself, having whipped readers into an anxious frenzy by dropping hints about characters biting the dust in Deathly Hallows. And boy, do they ever. The first death comes in chapter one, and the final body count is high. Harry is in peril from the beginning, with Death Eaters swarming the skies as he’s about to turn 17. The plot careens nearly non-stop from one scrape to the next – it may be some of the most exhausting fiction ever put to page. But it’s also exhilarating, and a must-read for those with nagging questions about Snape’s true nature, Dumbledore’s childhood, and all else Hogwartian. As expected, it all ends with a Star Wars-worthy battle between Good and Evil. Rowling’s fans won’t be disappointed.

I don’t know if anyone has read it yet, but personally I am dying to read it! However, I fear that I am going to have to wait  a bit for the bookstores to restock. Anyone want to give a review without giving away any of the big surprises!?